What are the products of lead (II) acetate + hydrogen sulfide →?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-01T08:07:38

$"Lead sulfide.........and acetic acid"$

This is a simple acid/base reaction...........

All sulfides are insoluble; lead sulfide is particularly insoluble.

$Pb^(2+) + S^(2-) rarr PbS(s)darr$

This is the net ionic equation.

The stoichiometric equation would be:

$Pb(OAc)_2(aq) + H_2S(aq) rarr PbS(s)darr + 2HOAc(aq)$

$HOAc=HO(O=)C-CH_3$

A black precipitate of lead sulfide would precipitate with alacrity.